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About Ed Mooney Photography

I first experienced the photography bug in 2009. Eventually after becoming the proud owner of a Nikon SLR, I became hooked and haven’t looked back since. It would be a rare occasion to find me without a camera nearby.. I use a combination of traditional SLR’s , Go Pro’s & my trusty Huawei P20 Pro with Lecia triple lense. Over the last few years I have been busy honing my craft. What began as looking for something interesting to shoot, has developed into ‘Bit of a Monster‘.
I now mainly concentrate on combining my passion for photography with a deep interest in History, Old Ruins, Folklore & Mythology. Much of my free time is now spent travelling around the Irish countryside in search of his next Adventure, which I fondly refer to as ‘Ruin-hunting‘.‘I have always had a deep interest in the fascinating history and lore associated with Ireland, sometimes sprinkled with a pinch of the arcane for good measure. With much of my current work I get a chance to merge these interests into my images.
When I explore many of these ancient sites, I feel like I am entering another realm. The Realm of the Past so to speak.’ I see my work as a merging of three separate Realms. Past, Present & Future. The exploration or Ruin-hunting represents the past. After researching these places & writing blogs which make the sites relevant, leading my work into the Present. The combination of everything then gets published on line thus preserving it in the future.

For those interested in visiting these historic sites, I have created an ‘Interactive Ruin Map‘, to assist you in finding these, sometimes hidden places. You can view Image Archives via my Website. Or you can read more about my Ruin-hunting via the Photo-Blog.

Tank you for stopping by my blog – I’ve been enjoying yours. The pictures of the ruins are great – wish I had spent more time visiting sites like those when I lived in Ireland. My son wants us to move back, so maybe one day! Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

Thanks for stopping by. My husband and I are hoping to get back to Ireland this summer to meet up with my son, who is presently in the Netherlands. He’s never met the Irish side of the family so we thought we’d make a holiday of it.

Edward, Glad you enjoyed the shot of my pet butterfly. I’m going to have fun going through your blog. I’ll get to see all of the ruins I didn’t get to visit because my one said it was either too far, dark, wet or dirty …

Thank you so much for the nomination 😉
I am a artist.
I am a mother.
I am a grandmother.
I have four grandchildren and a new one due in November.
I love nature.
I love many kinds of music, classical to metal.
I have many pets.

Thanks for popping by and visiting my blog, to be honest I really have no idea what I am doing so I guess it might look a little disorganised, unlike yours which is so neat and tidy and quite beautiful.
Your photography is amazing too, youcertainly have the eye for a good shot, did you see my lunar eclipse photo’s, it was so big and bright last night and I couldn’t resist taking a few shots.

Well my honest opinion, those moon shots are gorgeous. And you should start to give yourself more credit, your blog looks quite well organised to me, and bloody interesting too. Ill be back to see more for sure, 🙂

My dear friend…I have nominated you with the Super Sweet Award…it’s OK for you to take time to post about it or if you are busy then leave it as well so that it doesn’t become a chore…but I would like to show my appreciation through this award for your awesome blog and you being such a nice person and an awesome friend. Wish you an awesome day ahead!http://talkingexperience.wordpress.com/2013/05/05/super-sweet-award-2/

i’ve just thrown up on my blog some samples of low res black and white shots of Inner Sydney at night, taken with an old Blackberry. sort of anti-photography, but with love of photography at the core. might be something there you like?

You are nominated for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. I find your blog inspirational in the story your photographs portray. They are enjoyable to view. Find the rules at my blog, Memory Catcher, http://memorycatcher.me/2013/05/09/very-inspiring-blogger-award/. Thank you for your inspiration and support. CONGRATULATIONS! Sally

Hello Ed..!! I love your blog..!! I love Ireland..!! The photos, the history..Hell maybe I even love you..!! Therefore, I award you with The Very Inspiring Blogger Award which is a fun way of building community.

Hi Ed, thanks for stopping by my blog. I really like the direction you’ve given site visitors in your [About] section and your gravatar. You’ve given me some great ideas. Looking forward to seeing more of your work. 🙂

Thank you for stopping at the Peninsula Times and taking the time out to read a post on our blog it is very much appreciated. I have just been looking through your images and i really like a huge number of them. There is a real atmosphere in so many of them nice work all round

Thanks for the like on my blog! Sadly, we are not touching Ireland on this trip, although I still have vivid memories of a week there a long time ago. Aussies love how green it is (although how it gets that way is a bit of a shock to the system – honestly – can rain really fall every day?). I’ll be following for more of you wonderful photos.

Ed, just doing some catching up on my blog and realised I missed this comment from you. So sorry! By the way, the word from home in Australia has been it rained so heavily that the monthly golf tournament was a washout. GG

It’s my first visit to your blog and I just wanted to say: you have some stunning black and white shots! I’ll be back because it’s a pretty extensive blog! Glad you like “In search of unusual destinations”, by the way. Phil.

May be its the geography thing, but I find your blog really interesting and for that I nominate you for a triple award. Details are on my latest blog, along with the other nominees. Have a great holiday in the Canaries. 🏆

Hi Ed. Nice to meet you and your blog. Beautiful photographs. Thanks for visiting our blog and for the ‘like’ on the post about how we decide where to go. I think Ireland should be on our list – I’ve wanted to go there since I was about 14 yrs old and singing along to Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers 🙂
Cheers
Alison

It never ceases to amaze me when a really great photographer likes one of photos. Just like you. Thanks for liking my Lock 12 post. Your photos are truly amazing & will definitely visit you often for inspiration. Carmen Aida

Hello! Thanks for taking a look at the Allora, Viterbo blog. After reading about your interests, I thought you might enjoy a site that a colleague of mine at the University of Nevada is creating. Called Voices from the Dawn (http://www.voicesfromthedawn.com/), he’s chronicling the folklore of Irish monuments. He’s in Ireland now, adding more photography.

Ah yes, Im familliar with this site, its very cool. This was one of three sites that inspired and helped me get started. 🙂 I must check it out for updates its must be over a year since i last visited the site.

Hello! I have nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award! It’s really just a fancy way of saying I like what you post and think other people should check you out! If you want to pay it forward to blogs you admire, you can check out the details on my post: http://domesticgeekgirl.wordpress.com/2013/07/24/the-versatile-blogger-award/
I love your blog! Thanks for keeping my WordPress reader feed classy! ^_^

Ed, I like what you do here. I was smiling at your description of your cameras. Mine sits in the palm of my hand, or I used my phone to grab a few shots. I suppose you could say I was a fraud to use the tag Photography, but like blogging, I do so to have fun!

Wish had checked emails sooner,we were recently in Ireland. Do you know anything about Saint Kevin? the pilgrims way at Wicklow mountains . there is a ruined church and monastery. your blog is inspirational and will savour.

Hi Thank you, yes St. Kevin is best known for the site at Glendalough. There are about eight sites at this location, all of which are on my bucket list.
What many people don’t know is that before Glendalough he resided in my hometown of Kilnamanagh. Unfortunately all that remains of the monastery here is a holy well.

Hi, thanks for visiting my blog. Couple of years ago I worked as a picture researcher on ‘A Short History of Ireland’ by Ranelagh so got to know a little about Ireland’s ancient and cultural history through the book, very interesting, good to know you are documenting these sites.

My pleasure Alicia,that must have been a cool job, I have not read Johns book yet, but will have a look for it. It takes a crazy amount of time doing this, but when you see the end result and get such positve feedback from people its all worth it,

Like our little piece of France you seem to have lots of beautiful churches and historic castles in your part of the world. Great photos but do find some of them a little dark (subject Not exposure).
Really like the Goat Castle stuff especially the interiors, they have a painting like quality.

Perhaps you could advise how you get your Copyright watermark. We dont have photoshop, just ‘Paint’ and my IT skills are pretty basic.

Thanks Dan,
I only recently stated using Mono for some of my images and am still perfecting my Technique. Some images as you said are quite dark. I guess it all depends on my mood when editing certain sites.
I watermark as part of my editing process in Photoshop CS5. Let me have look at paint and I shall see if I can do a tutorial post on this, 🙂

Thanks Dan,
I only recently stated using Mono for some of my images and am still perfecting my Technique. Some images as you said are quite dark. I guess it all depends on my mood when editing certain sites.
I watermark as part of my editing process in Photoshop CS5. Let me have look at paint and I shall see if I can do a tutorial post on this, 🙂

Many Thanks, glad you stopped by, I have some interesting posts coming soon as a result of requests for tutorials. If there is anything you might like to see covered and I know how to do it i would love to hear from you 🙂

Thanks for stopping by and liking my latest post on the Brooklyn Bridge etc. Your photography is lovely and how fun to have such amazing things to photograph right in your back yard! (And your kids are cute too…)

Hi Ed – hope you’re doing well mate. Another blooger nominated me for some photo contest…thought I’d enter – why not! So now paying there favour forward to people who I think have some great photos – I am nominating you too, if you’re interested! First prize is money – which is always nice ;P. G’luck!

Hi Ed, thanks for stopping by my blog. I imagine, living in Ireland gives you lots of creative opportunities to use your camera. Just came back from Scotland and loved the landscape, so different from where I am living here in Virginia, US or where I am from (Germany).

Thank You, yes Scotland is quite similar to Ireland for its scenery and landscapes, perhaps a little bit wetter and mountainous, I am sure though there is plenty of places in both Germany and the US to shoot! Thanks for stopping by, 🙂

Thank you, my friend! Your blog came to my mind for the Liester Award. I just wanted to thank you for being a support and to encourage others to visit your blog. I always find great pleasure in reading your blog. Thanks again, here’s the link to the nominee post, http://hague6185.wordpress.com/2013/09/02/the-liebster-award/

Hey thanks for the like on my last post….you are a great photographer and seem to like the outdoors a lot which is also my favourite…would love to visit Ireland one day to enjoy the beautiful landscapes.

Thank you for liking my blog post 🙂 wrote it on a whim while looking out my bathroom Window, believe it or not LOL. I like your bio, it’s how I feel about life in general.. Meeting ppl and connecting with others and capturing life. 🙂 have a great day!

Ni hao Ed – thanks for stopping by my blog Jasmine Tea & Jiaozi, I echo what another commenter said – lovely to have a like from a REAL photographer – I am a complete amateur..and it shows, but my heart is in the right place! Hope to see you again. Zaijian

Sorry my Mandarin is a bit rusty, I am flattered by everyone’s comments, but I still would consider myself an amateur photographer. I’m still learning something every day. Some people go Pro and think they know it all, but that aint for me. I will be happy to continue learning and doing what I love.

Thanks for stopping by, keep in touch, I look forward to seeing more of your posts,

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I never expect to have visitors, so it is a pleasant surprise when I do. Your pictures are absolutely beautiful! I have an Olympus digital camera and hope some day to purchase a DSLR.

Having seen so many photography sites/blogs here and around the web, I must say that your approach is very unique and engaging. I really love how you tell a story with your photos and with your words. I’ll be coming back again and again and again. I couldn’t help but share a couple great tales of Irish Lore to facebook and to my own blog. Hope that’s OK with you. 🙂

Thanks for bringing my attention to your work by liking my blog. You have a really great site here and I plan to keep checking it out. Hope as I upgrade my page you’ll stop by on occasion. btw, I made a 10 day trip to Ireland six years ago and was inspired to start writing again. One of the great trips of my lifetime!

Thanks Edward, I found your design work fascinating. Although my mainstream is photography, I have dabbled a bit in graphic design as a complete novice. I love watching ideas evolve into a finished product, bit like editing images,
Look forward to seeing more from you,

Why thank you. You have some haunting yet beautiful work…I have been studying Graphic Design at Degree level, and have decided that the missing element is to take on the photography myself, rather than purchase or credit to others. I still struggle with finding that perfect shot, but really enjoy developing something from nothing. I look forward to following your blog!

I saw you followed my blog and you’re the first to actually do it! Thank you and as an appreciation, followed yours in return. Great blog you got here and i hope reading through your posts i will learn a lot about photography. Thanks!

Thank you Ed for dropping by and liking my post about the Bishop Edward King chapel at Cuddesdon – it is certainly an impressive space and great for photoshots. Have enjoyed looking at your photos as well and think that your project is a wonderful way of preserving history. If you ever come across any ‘Galvin’ history let me know!

Thanks for the visit to my blog 🙂 Taken a look at your place here and you have some wonderful photos here. My late husband and a friend of his went to Ireland in 2005 for a fishing trip around Galway forgot exactly where.

thanks for reading and liking my blog ed – this photo has always fascinated me, i am ever interested in the backstories of old photos, and this happened to be my family, so it was even better. i look forward to following your blog and seeing your work – peace, beth

Congratulations! I have just nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. Please click below to accept or simply enjoy the moment if you wish not to accept. Either way, I thank you for your awesome blog full of inspiration! http://hakescafe.com/2013/11/28/very-inspiring-blogger-award/
White Rabbit

Why Thank you, Is that a job offer? 🙂 I would love to travel Norway, I reckon I could spend years there, but its so expensive even by Irish prices. You don’t have to be a pro to take good pics, I love following your posts, 🙂

Ah yes, they do take a beating when you get out and about. Hopefully I will get another few months out of mine before it dies. Nothing wrong with the iPhone camera, i’ve seen it take some stunning images. My only issue is with the phone itself. I’m not a fan of all the syncing one has to do with iTunes. That’s why I use the HTC 1. Look forward to seeing more of your iPhone images, 🙂

Hi Ed
I was new to blogging last year and I guess I have explored hundreds of different blogs over the year – people who live in Spain, writers, photographers, foodies, book reviewers and some I struggle to define! That’s a lot of reading. Your blog is one I keep returning to, and so I’d like to nominate you for the Sunshine Award.
Please click below to read more about the award:-http://notesonaspanishvalley.com/2014/01/07/un-premio-del-sol/
Many thanks, and Happy Blogging in 2014!
Sandra

Hey Ed! So glad you stopped by my little corner of the blog world! Thanks for coming by and saying hello! I’m looking forward to following you and keeping up-to-date in your world! I love your historical posts…very intriguing!

Hi Ed, thank you for visiting our Blog and letting us know yours! Your black and white shots are really interesting, a taste of “Gothic novel” in some of them 🙂 I will keep on looking at your beautiful pictures and if you want to join one of our workshops I’m sure you will like them!

Greetings–
Your site is so chock full of cool stuff that it’s going to take me quite awhile to pour through it. Nicely done! And thank you for stopping by my blog too! I wish you all the best in your pursuits in life and the blogosphere. Loved the pix of your family at Christmas. Those were the days for me…!

Hello Ed! Thank you so much for stoping by my blog and liking one of my photos! I really appreciate that. Also, I would like to say that your B&W photos are truly romantic with a very deep sense of nostalgia to them.

hi Ed! thanks for dropping by my blog and always liking my post. truly appreciate it much. I see from our profile you love mythology and ancient sites! i guess we have something in common. i hope you enjoy my recent post about Egypt! thanks again!

Hi Ed, Thank you for liking my photo essay on Cradle Mountain, Tasmania. My partner, bytetime, and I, from Geokult-Travel, have been talking about you and your stunning photography, particularly the Castle shots in ‘Remnants of Sidheán’, and were wandering if you would be interested in us profiling you on our blog.

Why thank you, I find your content fascinating. I am no academic, but have huge interest in the past, be that ancient Irish mythology or foreign cultures. I try to add this to my imagery.
Looking forward to your future posts,

HI there, You did me the honour of visiting and liking my blog and so I found your photographs. Some of them are quite remarkable. The one with the general surveying the destruction on the battlefield for one really stands out.

I can’t say what my blog is about. To use a phrase another blogger used, it’s a bit of a “shaggy mongrel”. I am in the middle of a series of posts about a 2 week trip to France. This is mixed up with other stuff.

Anyway, I do ramble on a bit. Thanks again and please come over again.

Thank you for the like at atrivialmindatwork.com. I appreciate positive feedback from other photographers. I looked through your b&w shots. I have not jumped into that realm yet, I am in a macro flower and bug mood right now and I love the almost alien color combos that those magnified views offer. I will be following your blog – thanks again.

Hi Ed, thanks for liking my post therefor leading me to your blog. I can’t wait to go through it. I love, to use your own words, “ruin-hunting”. There is a beauty in old ruins that you just don’t get in modern buildings. I will need to get my own pictures uploaded from some i have explored over here in scotland.

Thank you for coming by Piggletino, Ed! Piggletino’s scout loves checking out ruins and is most excited to read your blog!!! Now, Piggletino shall try to figure out how to cancel all these silly business trips into towns in order to help his scout find time for ruins hunting! 😉

I love all things Irish and Scottish. How could I not, born a McIntyre? LOL Thanks so much for stopping by my blog, and I’m glad you enjoyed my post. Look forward to seeing you again soon, doors always open at Jean’s Writing.

Thanks for stopping by and liking the ‘green’ edition of my Rainbowfication Chronicles. 🙂

I’ll be visiting your neck of the woods next week, as we have a week long road trip organised for Ireland, so your ruin hunter map has proven quite handy! I can only hope to get some shots as fantastic as your though!

Hi Haylee, great to hear from you. I found your post quite amusing, being from Ireland, the very personification of Green, I was not aware that so many people had an adversion to it 🙂
Great to hear your coming over, the sun is shining today, but that can easily change. Hopefully it will remain for the duration of your visit. If you need any tips or advice on anything, just let me know 🙂

Haha, yes I did think it would have been better to be in Ireland this week to coincide with my green post!
And thank you, I definitely intend for us to visit some of the ruins you have on your map, but will also be heading into Northern Ireland to visit the Giant’s Causeway. Fingers crossed it stays sunny but we’ll be packing for every eventuality!

I love your photographs. I have only been lucky enough to visit Ireland once, about 15 years ago, and I’d love to go back. For me your pictures capture the *feeling* of Ireland better than nearly any I’ve seen. They are lovely, but they also evoke a real emotional response that a lot of others do not.

Oh Ed, after following your posts for quite some time, it is only NOW that I saw the little blurb under your photo, about the unhealthy obsession with History and the arcane. I can totally identify with that. Thank you for sharing all your “hunts” in photos here!